Capitol Area South District

     Weekly Updates                          August 14, 2015
Adv Lay Servant Class


Continued prayers for those who are recuperating:
Rev. Eugene Brundige
Rev. Don Wallick 

Congratulations to Rev. Casey Wilson (Asbury South UMC) and his bride Sharon.  They were married August 8, 2015.


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ERT Training 
October 24, 2015
North Broadway UMC
48 E. North Broadway,
Columbus, OH 




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The cost of mission and ministry has increased while at the same time giving patterns have changed in the culture and as a result, in the church. What advances would your church experience in its mission and ministry with additional revenue from Biblically-based giving from your members? 
In September, the West Ohio Conference Council on Development will sponsor three workshops led by  Rev. Dr. Clif Christopher, a United Methodist elder from the Arkansas Conference. 
     This workshop is recommended for Finance Teams, Leadership Teams, Stewardship Teams and clergy and will have applications for churches of all sizes!  To assure the cost is affordable, the events are being underwritten by the West Ohio Conference Council on Development. This one day event is $25 per person.   Three locations have been selected to make it easier for churches to participate. 
More information and registration are available here.
One Day in Ferguson
The United States makes up just 5% of the world's population yet accounts for 25% of the world's prisoners. In fact, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world - about 716 out of every 100,000 residents - higher than Russia, Iran, or Rwanda. The majority of this growth in the country's prison system has come about in the last 40 years, giving rise to the term 'mass incarceration.' The Rev. Ryan Grace, senior pastor at Maize Manor United Methodist Church, and his wife, Mariellyn Grace, a Global Ministries missionary in the West Ohio Conference, have spent the last year and a half researching the history of mass incarceration and the criminal justice system. When the shooting of Michael Brown took place in Ferguson, MO, a year ago, they traveled to Ferguson to witness first-hand how the criminal justice system affects local communities and relationships with law enforcement. A documentary entitled, "One Day in Ferguson," chronicles the journey they took into the system of mass incarceration and what they learned along the way. A showing of the documentary will take place Monday, August 31, at 6:30 pm at Maize Manor UMC, 3901 Maize Rd., Columbus. A panel discussion will follow the showing, with opportunities for questions and conversation. Panel participants include Dr. Townsand Price-Spratlen, Professor of Sociology at OSU; Tim Young, Director of the Ohio Public Defenders Office; Ed Rhine, long-time Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Corrections employee, now a professor at OSU; Harris Tay, Director of Diversity for the West Ohio Conference; and Dee Stickley-Miner, Director of Connectional Ministries for the West Ohio Conference. For more information, email mgrace@wocumc.org
Lay Servant Classes Announced in Capitol Area North
Advanced Lay Servant Course  -  Each One a Minister: Using God's Gifts for Ministry 
The course will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26 at 
New Albany UMC, 20 Third St., New Albany, OH,  43054
Friday, 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm and 
Saturday,  8:30 am  5:00 pm. 
Cost is $40     Registration Form
   
Lay Servant Ministry Basic Course
The course will be held on Saturday, October 31 at 
Warrensburg UMC, SR 257 S, Delaware, Ohio 43015 
Saturday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost is $35   Registration Form
               
Capitol Area South will be offering the Advanced Lay Servant course "Living the UM Connection" on September 11 and 12 at Wesley Church of Hope in Columbus.  Click here for more information.